Сoalition for Community Schools (USA) Releases New Report on Financing Community Schools

The Coalition finds that community schools have organized themselves to address constant financial challenges by breaking down funding silos and leveraging resources to support student learning.

The Second Youth Forum of Civic Initiatives Held in Tomsk

29 March Tomsk community schools participated in the Youth Forum of Civic Initiatives held in the context of the development of public-state governance of education foreseen in the course of the Priority National Project in Education.

The NEF Community Schools Project at the Donors Forum Meeting in Moscow

At the quarterly Donor Forum meeting Natalia Sukhorukova, Youth and Education Department program coordinator of the New Eurasia Foundation, said that often community schools become centers of local philanthropic activities.

The Final Conference of the FNE Project “Community Schools in Russia: Uniting the Efforts” Held in Moscow

The organizers of the conference planned to strike a balance to the first phase of the project aimed to contribute to the development of civic activism at the grass roots level by promoting...

The Coalition for Community Schools' UPCOMING WEBINAR : Scaling Up School-Community Partnerships

The first of a series of webinars about scaling up community schools using the Coalition's new online Scaling Up Guide. You will learn how to start a community school initiative, strengthen implementation, and prepare for expansion...

The Best Benefactor and Best Volunteer 2006 Awards Will Be Given in Leninsk-Kuznetskiy

The first awards were initiated by the city community schools in 2003. Today all kinds of educational institutions may compete for the awards irrespective of the level of community activism.

The Baikal Forum on the Development of Community Education Held in Ulan-Ude in October

October 13-14, 2006, Ulan-Ude City, the regional association “Akuna Matata”, a community education coordinator in the region, and Kabansky district education department held the Baikal Forum on the Development of Community Education.

The "Join Us!” Community Schools Campaign Underway in Russian Regions

On the initiative of the Russian community schools resource centres The “Join us!” Community Schools Campaign was launched on November 16, 2006 to continue through December 12, 2006.

Seminar on Forms of State-Public Governance in Education Held in Samara

The city’s community schools participated in the informational and practical seminar on forms of public-state governance in education. Among the participants there were school directors, deputy directors, as well as active parents...

Schools celebrate International Community School Day

“Having a day set aside each year to celebrate community schools internationally plays an important role in transforming networks and building partnerships between countries.” Proclaiming a global day for community schools – schools in which...

Russian and Polish NGOs Exchange Information and Share Experiences

From 25 till 30 June 2006 a meeting of Russian and Polish NGOs took place in Poland. Organized by the New Eurasia Foundation and the Stephan Batoria Foundation it was designed for the NGOs to exchange information and share experiences.

Round Table Held in Samara to Conclude the “School Foundations” Project

On December 20, 2006 in Samara the round table was held to discuss the experience and perspectives of introducing the school community foundations model at educational institutions in Samara oblast.

On March 15, 2007 Krasnoyarsk Centre for Community Partnerships Celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary

On the day of its 10-year anniversary the KCCP would like to express gratitude to all the educators of schools and educational boards working on the introduction of the community schools model in their regions.

March 1 - International Community Schools Day

March 1 was proclaimed the International Community School Day on the 13th of October 2000by the participants of the International Conference "Community schools and education policy in transition countries in the 21st century".

Leaders of Community School Resource Centres Meet to Discuss Strategy of the Community Schools Movement

On December 12-15, 2006 in Ivanteevka, Moscow Oblast, leaders of community school resource centres met to discuss the strategy of the development of the community school movement till 2009.

Krasnoyarsk School # 90 Welcomed Representatives of the National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

School # 90 deputy director Tamara Nazarenko told about the school’s work with disadvantaged children. The representatives of the NFPCC presented their programmes and donated books to the school library.

KCCP Launched a New Program for Youth

On August 17-24, 2006 the KCCP tested a new youth program “Youth Culture” in Krasnoyarsk. During one week students from five city schools were studying the basics of graffiti and could try their skills in the street art.

Final Conference of the Russian-Polish Project “School - Centre of Community Activism” Took Place in Krasnoyarsk

The participants presented activities carried out in the framework of the project, shared experienced of their everyday work, and planned their further work to promote civic activism based on the experiences gained during the project.

Engaging Locally: The Sayre High School of New York City

Watch a video about the partnership of the University of Pennsylvania with Sayre High School that has grown to include numerous community services, such as nutrition, education and exercise programs for families, career and college preparation...

Community Schools Online. News of Community Schools in the USA

Community Schools Online is a list-serv maintained by the Coalition for Community Schools and provides updates on developments in the filed of community schools and the work of the Coalition.

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